March 26, 2009, 3:33PM

By FRED CONTRADA fcontrada@repub.com NORTHAMPTON - An Easthampton man accused of breaking into Roberto's Restaurant in Northampton and beating the office manager with a crowbar pleaded innocent to armed assault with intent to murder and other charges Thursday in Hampshire Superior Court. According to prosecutor Michael A. Cahillane, David Rodriguez, 26, entered the Pleasant Street restaurant before dawn on Feb.... Full story »

March 21, 2009, 3:51PM

PALMER - A 22-year-old Easthampton woman was injured when her car struck a utility pole on Route 32 Saturday morning. Police Lt. John J. Janulewicz said the driver was headed south in a Nissan Sentra, lost control of her car and crossed the road. She had to be extricated from her car by the Ware Fire Department, and was taken... Full story »

March 14, 2009, 4:52PM

The budget the committee has submitted to Mayor Michael A. Tautznik for his study, and possible submission to the City Council, totals $16 million, up 5 percent or $750,000 from the original $15.3 million fiscal year 2009 school budget. Full story »

March 10, 2009, 2:24PM

This is a 5:01 p.m. update of a story originally posted at 2:24 this afternoon. From staff reports EASTHAMPTON - State and local police called off a search Tuesday afternoon for a possible missing person near Mount Tom. A resident on Echo Lane contacted police after he "heard someone crying for help," an Easthampton police dispatcher said Tuesday shortly after... Full story »